Re: the 41 sounds

From: Sarah Procter Abbott
Message: 18
Date: 2001-02-17

Dear Jim,
--- Jim Anderson <jima@...> wrote: > Dear
group,
>
> The first sutta of the Saddaniiti states:
>
> 1. appabhutekataaliisa saddaa va.n.naa.
>
> 1. The forty-one sounds beginning with 'a' are
> (called) va.n.na-s.
>
> The vutti comments:
>
> The forty-one sounds beginning with 'a' in the word
> (paavacana) of the
> Blessed One are called va.n.na-s as follows:
>
> a aa i ii u uu e o ka kha ga gha "na ca cha ja jha
> ~na .ta .tha .da
> .dha .na ta tha da dha na pa pha ba bha ma ya ra la
> va sa ha .la a.m
>
> 2. akkharaa ca te.
>
> 2. These (sounds) are also (called) akkhara-s.
>
> =========================

This is all good info and interesting...i'm going to
study it more tomorrow (Sun) when I'm not teaching.
Yes. pls continue to present the 23 suttas as above.

Thanks,
Sarah

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